by United Families International | Dec 18, 2014 | Child Development, Family, father, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, Religion, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Written by Beth Whitaker as told to Rebecca Mallory Last weekend my family held the big annual family Christmas party in Utah. I unfortunately came down with a cold and couldn’t go. I was feeling very sorry for myself until my darling sister sent me what she wrote as...
by United Families International | Dec 17, 2014 | Child Abuse, Diane Robertson, Domestic Violence, Education, Family, Parents, Sanctity of Life, Schools, The Family, UFI Blog, Values, Violence
Diane Robertson As I put my children to sleep in their safe, warm beds, my heart and prayers go out to the grieving parents in Peshawar, Pakistan, who will not be putting their children to bed this night or any night again. On Dec 16th, around 10 am seven Taliban...
by United Families International | Dec 16, 2014 | Child Development, Education, Family, father, Media, Parents, Schools, Technology, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Rachel Allison This post may offend some of our readers. If I say something that hits too close to home, just honestly evaluate your child’s involvement and if necessary ignore my observations. My children grew up during the skate-board craze in our neighborhood. ...
by United Families International | Dec 12, 2014 | Child Development, Education, Family, motherhood, Parents, Religion, Schools, stay-at-home mom, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Tashica Jacobsen In fifth grade we made dream catchers at school. Our schools theme that year was “catch the dream,” and so in the center of each one, on a piece of clay, we carved what it was we wanted to be when we grew up. I wrote mother on mine. And that is when...
by United Families International | Dec 10, 2014 | Child Development, Constitution, Diane Robertson, Domestic Violence, Family, father, Free Speech, Marriage, Non-Discrimination, Parents, Research, Sanctity of Life, The Family, UFI Blog, Values, Violence
Diane Robertson If you have been watching the news, listening to the radio, following twitter, or even just browsing your Facebook feed, it would have been impossible to miss the unrest occurring in the streets around the nation. Maybe you’ve had conversations with...
by United Families International | Dec 9, 2014 | Child Development, Family, father, Grandparents, Marriage, motherhood, Parents, The Family, UFI Blog, Values
Nathalie Bowman As I sat on my rocking chair unwrapping ornaments for our Christmas tree, our children gleefully hung the ornaments. Somehow, it has become a family tradition to decorate the tree this way. I sit with several shoe boxes and gift bags full of ornaments,...
